DPI-201 C: The Responsibilities of Public Action

Schedule

Day

Time

Location

First Day

1/26

Meet Day

M/W

2:40 PM -
4:00 PM

L130

Review

Description

This course is
a philosophical examination of the responsibilities of public
policymakers in a democracy. The course asks two questions: (1)
What should governments do? (2) What should political actors do?
The first question requires consideration of public principles that
guide good, just, and legitimate public policy. The second question
requires consideration of the many and often competing obligations
that should guide political actors inside and outside government,
particularly when there is disagreement about what is good, just,
and legitimate public policy. Discussions and assignments focus on
applications of theoretical concepts from scholarly readings in
philosophy and political theory to practical issues of public
policy and policymaker responsibility.